Unpublished Dispositionunited States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Franklin J. Cristiano, Defendant-appellant, 875 F.2d 868 (6th Cir. 1989)
Annotate this CaseBefore RALPH B. GUY, Jr. and ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.*
ORDER
On November 14, 1988, this Court entered an order directing the defendant to show cause why his criminal appeal should not be dismissed for failure to file a timely notice of appeal. The defendant has not responded to that order.
Compliance with the time requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 4(b) is a mandatory and jurisdictional requirement which this Court cannot waive or extend. United States v. Murifield, 764 F.2d 436, 437 (5th Cir. 1985) (per curiam); see also Browder v. Director, Department of Corrections of Illinois, 434 U.S. 257, 264 (1978). Since the defendant has neither sought nor received an extension of time from the district court, his appeal must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Therefore, it is ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed sua sponte. Rule 9(b) (1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.
The Honorable Robert Holmes Bell, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, sitting by designation
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